wear

1. To have on:

   (transitive)To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, perfume, etc.

   He's wearing some nice pants today.

   She wore her medals with pride.

   put clothing on one's body

2. (transitive)To have or carry on one's person habitually, consistently; or, to maintain in a particular fashion or manner.

   He wears eyeglasses.

   She wears her hair in braids.

   have on one's person

3. (transitive)To bear or display in one's aspect or appearance.

   She wore a smile all day.

   He walked out of the courtroom wearing an air of satisfaction.

   have or show an appearance of

4. To erode:

   To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.

   You're going to wear a hole in the bottom of those shoes.

   The water has slowly worn a channel into these rocks.

5. (copulative, intransitive)To undergo gradual deterioration; become impaired; be reduced or consumed gradually due to any continued process, activity, or use.

   The tiles were wearing thin due to years of children's feet.

   sich abnutzen

   изнашиватьсяiznašivatʹsja

   зно́шуватисяznóšuvatysja

6. To exhaust, fatigue, expend, or weary.

   His neverending criticism has finally worn my patience.

   Toil and care soon wear the spirit.

7. (colloquial, intransitive)(in the phrase "wearing on (someone)") To cause annoyance, irritation, fatigue, or weariness near the point of an exhaustion of patience.

   Her high pitched voice is really wearing on me lately.

8. To endure:

   (colloquial)To overcome one's reluctance and endure a (previously specified) situation.

   I know you don't like working with him, but you'll just have to wear it.

9. (intransitive)To last or remain durable under hard use or over time; to retain usefulness, value, or desirable qualities under any continued strain or long period of time; sometimes said of a person, regarding the quality of being easy or difficult to tolerate.

   Don't worry, this fabric will wear. These pants will last you for years.

   This color wears so well. I must have washed this sweater a thousand times.

10. (intransitive)To pass slowly, gradually or tediously.

    wear on, wear away.

    As the years wore on, we seemed to have less and less in common.

11. To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind.

12. (UK, dialectal, transitive)To guard; watch; keep watch, especially from entry or invasion.

1. She was wearing a black hat.

   Вона була в чорному капелюсі.

   ruОна была в чёрной шляпе.

   deSie trug einen schwarzen Hut.

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2. I was wearing my best clothes.

   Я був у своєму найкращому одязі.

   ruЯ был в своей лучшей одежде.

   deIch trug meine besten Kleider.

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3. She was wearing an ugly dress.

   На ній була огидна сукня.

   ruОна носила безобразное платье.

   deSie trug ein hässliches Kleid.

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4. She is wearing a blue dress.

   Вона у блакитній сукні.

   ruНа ней синее платье.

   deSie trägt ein blaues Kleid.

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5. Tom was wearing a black hat.

   Том був у чорному капелюсі.

   ruТом носил черную шляпу.

   deTom trug einen schwarzen Hut.

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irregular · Lesson

• wear offносити, надітиTo diminish in effect
• wear outзламати, ламатиTo cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.
• wear downносити, надітиTo cause (someone) physical or mental fatigue.
• wear awayеродуватиTo erode gradually and progressively.
• wear upTo tire; to become tired
• wear onTo irritate.
• wear inTo wear until becoming comfortable or fitting properly; to cause (something) to wear in this way (by using it).
• wear throughTo use (something) too much so that a hole develops in it